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Dave Taylor's Gun & Civil War Auction #8

Very Fine Cond Colt 1849 Pocket Revolver

Confederate Enfield Captured at Spanish Fort

Gwyn & Campbell Union Rifle Cavalry Carbine

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Sylvania, OH, United States

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Dave Taylor's Gun & Civil War Auction #8

Dave Taylor's Civil War Antiques Online Auctions

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Our end of 2021 sale is full of great military and historical antiques, oddities, and curiosities. Guns, firearms, Colt revolvers, Civil war muskets, rifles, carbines, swords, sabers, relics, buttons, documents, autographs, photography including daguerreotype, ambrotype, tintype, CDV, etc... No Reserves. Everything guaranteed genuine and as described.

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Mexican War Saber w/ Buff Sword Knot: Very strong condition M1840 cavalry saber with original and very rare white buff leather sword knot. These knots were wrapped around the wrist so that should it be knocked from the mounted man*s

0049: Mexican War Saber w/ Buff Sword KnotEst. US$500-US$1,000

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Shortened 1840 Artillery Sword: Regulation US M1840 light artillery saber, used by members of horse artillery and the drivers and other mounted enlisted men of the field batteries. This one was shortened at some point and measures

0050: Shortened 1840 Artillery SwordEst. US$250-US$400

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D-GUARD FIGHTING KNIFE MADE FROM AN EAGLE POMMEL SWORD: This is a fierce little fighting knife made from a five-ball guard eagle pommel sword with its round, reeded bone grip and the blade shortened to knife length of about 11 inches. More than a few

0051: D-GUARD FIGHTING KNIFE MADE FROM AN EAGLE POMMEL SWORDEst. US$500-US$1,000

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0052: IDENTIFIED G.A.R. SWORD 1st & 24th MASS 35th & 1st USCTEst. US$200-US$300

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VERY SCARCE U.S. MODEL 1840 PAY DEPARTMENT SWORD: This follows the same pattern as the M1840 Medical Staff sword with fully sculpted foliate hilt and shield-shaped langets, though with applied silver PD instead of MS. The blade is very good, with

0053: VERY SCARCE U.S. MODEL 1840 PAY DEPARTMENT SWORDEst. US$1,000-US$2,000

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CLASSIC SAUERBIER TYPE-I CAVALRY SABER: This is a classic Sauerbier Type-1 cavalry saber, unmarked, as they all are, and recognizable from across the room and up the street. Based in Newark, NJ, Sauerbier was both an assembler, using

0054: CLASSIC SAUERBIER TYPE-I CAVALRY SABEREst. US$1,000-US$2,000

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Bowie Knife Made From Ames 1863 Saber: Standard M1860 light cavalry saber made by Ames, cut down and fashioned into a substantial frontier knife. Fully suitable for hunting, cutting food, spreading butter, or knife fighting. The most

0055: Bowie Knife Made From Ames 1863 SaberEst. US$200-US$500

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Inscribed Ames Saber Indian Fighter & Artillery Cmdr.: A very interesting saber that I found years ago at a local gun show. Standard Light Cavalry saber made and marked by Ames and dated 1864. Professionally engraved on the pommel - Col. John

0056: Inscribed Ames Saber Indian Fighter & Artillery Cmdr.Est. US$1,500-US$3,000

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CIVIL WAR MODEL 1850 FOOT OFFICER SWORD: Regulation Civil War sword and scabbard for officers serving on foot- primarily infantry lieutenants and captains who slogged along beside their men on marches and stood in the battle line with the

0057: CIVIL WAR MODEL 1850 FOOT OFFICER SWORDEst. US$700-US$1,500

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1818 STARR CONTRACT US CAVALRY SABER: Nathan Starr was a prolific arms maker and supplier to the U.S. government. This is a very good example of one of his U.S. contract cavalry sabers. Ricasso stamped US/P/LS/N.STARR, indicating it was

0058: 1818 STARR CONTRACT US CAVALRY SABEREst. US$1,000-US$1,500

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Superb Confederate Cavalry Saber & Scabbard: This was an Ohio auction find, never previously on the market. From the pictures supplied by the auctioneer I knew the saber was Johnny Reb, but the scabbard was completely black from soot and I had

0059: Superb Confederate Cavalry Saber & ScabbardEst. US$2,500-US$3,500

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Medal of Honor Recipient's Sword: The guard is professionally jeweler engraved Lieut. E.W. Jewett / Co. A 9th Vt. Regt. This is his field carried regulation M1850 Foot Officers sword in very good complete original condition.

0060: Medal of Honor Recipient's SwordEst. US$4,000-US$10,000

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1847 DATED AND INSPECTED AMES HEAVY CAVALRY SABER: This is quintessential American horsemans saber. Introduced in 1840 to replace the lighter Model 1833 Dragoon saber, this is the pattern carried in the Mexican War and through all the early plains

0061: 1847 DATED AND INSPECTED AMES HEAVY CAVALRY SABEREst. US$1,000-US$2,000

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CIVIL WAR 1840 PATTERN CAVALRY OFFICER'S SABER: The 1840 pattern cavalry saber saw service throughout the war alongside the newer and lighter Model 1860s. Officers had their choice by private purchase, and many seem to have preferred the earlier,

0062: CIVIL WAR 1840 PATTERN CAVALRY OFFICER'S SABEREst. US$1,250-US$1,750

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Heavy Duty Extra Beefy Peterson #75: This eagle in steel guard sword is designated as Peterson 75 by collectors on the basis of its plate number being 75 in Harold Petersons book The American Sword. These were real field swords, often

0063: Heavy Duty Extra Beefy Peterson #75Est. US$800-US$1,200

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0064: CIVIL WAR MODEL 1840 CAVALRY SABEREst. US$500-US$1,000

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Civil War Button Union Artillery: A solid blouse size eagle-A button found in the 1960s with a metal detector. Scoville RMDC back mark with shank intact. From a 60 year collection I just obtained. Packing and shipping by US Mail

0065: Civil War Button Union ArtilleryEst. US$20-US$40

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North Carolina Button Fisher's Hill: A solid blouse size North Carolina starburst button (NC-16) found in the 1960s with a metal detector at Fisher's Hill. Blank back no shank. From a 60 year collection I just obtained. Packing and

0066: North Carolina Button Fisher's HillEst. US$100-US$200

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South Carolina Scoville & Co. Button: A solid blouse size South Carolina state seal button found in the 1960s with a metal detector. Super condition with most of the gilt intact. Scoville back mark with shank. From a 60 year collection

0067: South Carolina Scoville & Co. ButtonEst. US$100-US$200

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Mississippi Plain Back Star Button: A solid blouse size Mississippi button with 5 pointed star surrounded by MISSISSIPPI found in the 1960s with a metal detector. Confederate blank back with bent shank. act. From a 60 year collection

0068: Mississippi Plain Back Star ButtonEst. US$250-US$500

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Confederate S Isaac Campbell IButton: A solid blouse size Confederate infantry script I button found in the 1960s with a metal detector. S. Isaac Campbell London back mark with shank intact. From a 60 year collection I just obtained.

0069: Confederate S Isaac Campbell IButtonEst. US$100-US$200

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Confederate Artillery Plain Back A-Button: A solid blouse size Confederate block-A button found in the 1960s with a metal detector. Blank back deteriorated. Shank intact and bent. From a 60 year collection I just obtained. Packing and

0070: Confederate Artillery Plain Back A-ButtonEst. US$100-US$200

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Artillery US Horstmann & Allien Civil War Button: A solid blouse size eagle-A button found in the 1960s with a metal detector. Horstmann & Alien RMDC back mark with shank intact. Deep patina. From a 60 year collection I just obtained. Packing

0071: Artillery US Horstmann & Allien Civil War ButtonEst. US$20-US$50

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South Carolina W.H. Smith & Co. Button: A solid blouse size South Carolina seal button found in the 1960s with a metal detector. W H Smith NY RMDC back mark no shank intact. From a 60 year collection I just obtained. Packing and

0072: South Carolina W.H. Smith & Co. ButtonEst. US$100-US$200

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